Gold Price in World Currencies Third Quarter 2016.

Gold Closed the Third Quarter of 2016 Up Flat Gainst Most Major Currencies.

Flat third quarter follows gold’s best first half in thirty years.

Gold vs. Major World Currencies in the Second Quarter of 2016.

Gold Doesn’t Perform, it Endures.

Here are some charts showing gold priced in world currencies and against the dollar in the third quarter of 2016:

Gold vs. the United States Dollar – up 23.9% year to date in 2016; flat in 3rd qtr (+8% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+16.4% in 1st Qtr 2016) ) (down 10.4% in 2015) (down 1.4% in 2014)

Gold was flat in the third quarter, ending at $1316 an ounce down slightly from $1320 at the end of the second quarter.

The Federal Reserve’s hollow threats to raise interest rates and the weak economic growth in the U.S. has undermined the dollar so far in 2016 and supported gold.

Gold was flat in the third quarter of 2016.

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Gold vs. the Argentine Peso – flat in the third quarter 2016, up approx. 30% in 2016, (+16.7% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 28% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 92% in 2015) (up 31% in 2014)

Gold was flat in the third quarter against the Argentine peso.

Gold vs. the Australian Dollar – Flat in the third quarter; up 18.5% year to date in 2016 (+10.9% in 2nd Qtr 2016)( +10.9% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 0.4% in 2015) (up 7.7% in 2014)

Gold leveled off vs. the Australian Dollar in the third quarter.

Gold vs the Brazilian Real – flat in the third quarter; up 14% in 2016 unchanged in the second quarter (+ 14% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 34% in 2015)

After rising sharply the past 18 months against the Brazilian Real, gold was unchanged as the Real benefitted from higher oil prices in the second and third quarters.

Gold vs. the British Pound – up 2% in the third quarter 2016; up 41% year to date in 2016 (+14.9% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+19.1% in 1st Qtr 2016) (down 5.2% in 2015) (up 5% in 2014)

Gold leveled off in the third quarter after rising to nearly £1050 in July as gold soared post Brexit in late June 2016.

Gold vs. the Canadian Dollar – up 1% in the third quarter; up 17.6% year to date in 2016 (+7.6% in 2nd Qtr 2016) ( + 9.2% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 7.5% in 2015) (up 7.9% in 2014)

Gold was flat against the Canadian Dollar in the third quarter.

Gold vs. the Chinese Renminbi – flat in the third quarter; up 27.7% year to date in 2016. (+11.3% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 15.4% in 1st Qtr 2016) (-6.2% in 2015) (up 1.2% in 2014)

A series of Yuan devaluations helped gold rise further against the Yuan in the second quarter.

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Gold vs. the European Euro – down 1.5% in the third quarter; up 20% year to date in 2016.(+11.2% in the 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 10.9% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up % in 2015) (up 12.1% in 2014)

Gold fell slightly against the Euro in the third quarter against the Euro.

Gold vs. the Indian Rupee –down 3% in the third quarter; up 24.9% year to date in 2016. (+9.9% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 16.2% in 1st Qtr 2016)) (down 5.9% in 2015) (up 1% in 2014)

Gold fell slightly against the Indian Rupee in the third quarter.

Gold vs. the Japanese Yen – down 2% in the third quarter; up 4.6% year to date in 2016unchanged in the second quarter 2016 (+ 8.8% in 1st Qtr 2016) (down 10.1% in 2015) (up 12.3% in 2014)

Gold rose sharply in July and August against the Yen, before a strengthening Yen halted gold’s gains at the end of the third quarter.

Gold vs. the Russia Rouble – down 2% in the third quarter; up 10% year to date in 2016 (+1.2% in 2nd Qtr 2016)(+ 6.5% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 14% in 2015) (up 79% in 2014)

Rising oil prices and improved Russian’s finances capped gold’s rise against the Rouble in the third quarter.

Gold vs. the Swiss Franc – down 1% in the third quarter; up 20.4% year to date in 2016. (+10.7% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 11.3% in 1st Qtr 2016) (down 9.9% in 2015) (up 9.9% in 2014)

Gold was flat against the Swiss Franc in the third quarter of 2016.

Gold vs. the Syrian Pound – up 120% in third quarter and year.(+7.5% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 14.8% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 28% in 2014)

Gold skyrocketed against the Syrian pound in war torn Syria.

Gold vs. the Turkish Lira – up 12% in the third quarter; up 36% year to date in 2016. (-+3.3% in 2nd Qtr 2016) ( +17% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up 13% in 2015)

Political instability has driven gold to all time high vs. the Turkish Lira in 2016.

Gold vs. the Ukraine Hryvnia – up 4% in the third quarter; up 33% year to date in 2016. (+2.8% in 2nd Qtr 2016) (+ 33% in 1st Qtr 2016) (up % in 2015) (up 90% in 2014)

Gold rose about 4% vs. the Ukraine Hryvnia in the third quarter.

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